Saturday, December 23, 2006

It's Crunch Time

There are two dry-erase boards in the kitchen: one is just for grocery store items and a larger one is for working out math problems (JG) or compulsive list-making (me).I derive great satisfaction from swiping my thumb across a task with a ringing “Done!” in my ears and a list of to-do’s that looks that much emptier.

Today calls for a Big List.We’ve jotted down all of the things we need to do before my family descends upon our house on Christmas Day and even though it’s not as bad as it could be, it’s still a little intimidating.It’s the last push, the final cram session!Thankfully, the majority of my list is baking.Between my family’s expectations and my church’s Christmas Eve festivities, I committed to quite a bit.By Sunday afternoon, I will have produced:

8 dozen cookies (3 varieties)

4 dozen brownies

A pumpkin cheesecake

A loaf of bread

Aside from a clean house and piles of baked goods, I’m looking forward to a prize at the end of it all. JG had the forethought to add “snuggle during a movie” to the list, so that’ll be a nice reward to successfully erasing off things during the day.